James scott



J. SCOTT. HAME GLI'P.

(No Model.)

No. 484,053. Patented Oct. 11, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES SCOTT, OF BETHANY, CALIFORNIA.

HAM E-CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 484,053, dated October11 1892.

Application filed February 12, 1892. Serial No. 421,321- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES SCOTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bethany, in the county of San Joaquin and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hamesfor Harness; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to the hames or that part of the harness which isfitted on the collar of a horse.

The invention consists in making a lineclip, as hereinafter described,and pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation showing on hame theline-clip now in use; Fig. 2, a similar View showing the line-clip whichconstitutes my invention; Fig. 3, a perspective detail view of myinvention; Fig. 4:, a horizontal section of Fig. 2 on the dotted line 00cc.

In the drawings, A represents the line-clip, having a ring a throughwhich the rein passes, the body a being open at the outer end andprovided with perforated ears a a in one of which is a thread around thewall of hole in which screws the thumb-bolt B. The space inclosed by thebolt, ears, and body is to receive the top hame-strap C. The bolt Bperforms two functions'namely, takes the strain off the hame-strap andholds the clip at any adjustment on the hames, so as to make the JAMESscorr.

Witnesses:

L. A. OHILsoN, W. H. JOHNSTON.

